It is a very sad and shocking news. Venky was a visioner, a scientist whilst being a humble and kind person. He has been a mentor to me and it has been a true privilige to get to know him and work with him. I am sure he'll be missed and remembered by so many people in our industry. May he rest in peace. On Thu, 2018-04-05 at 18:36 +0000, St Leger, Jim wrote: > Several of you have already heard the very sad news of the passing of our dear > friend and colleague Venky. He was “Mr. DPDK” to many, a nod to his invention > and creation of DPDK about ten years ago (before it was called DPDK.) Of > course his footprints across the industry and literally across the globe are > everywhere. If you know what ATCA is, well, Venky had his hands and inventions > deeply into the creation of > that PICMG spec and many of the first revision products. He touched on and > gave guidance to projects spanning Linux/netdev, DPDK, Intel QuickAssist > Technology, BSD stacks, OVS, OPNFV, FD.io, all-things-virtualization (KVM, > Xen, VMware, Hyper-V, etc.), ETSI, > IETF, containers, and so many other arenas that my brain can’t remember at > this dark moment. > > If you knew him and engaged him, especially on deep technical discussions, you > knew you were talking to someone with the rare combination of skills that went > incredibly deep both on the hardware, silicon side of platforms but also on > the software, networking side of the platforms. Rarely did I find a topic > that Venky wasn’t well versed on. And by “topic” I mean everything from > football to photography to history > to politics and many other subjects well beyond the technical realm our day > jobs find us in. Conversations with Venky were a treat. Traveling with him was > an adventure. Debating with him was a lesson. I will so miss all of him. > > Below are some details on a memorial service this Sunday in Oregon and also a > GoFundMe page. If you’re in Oregon or close by please join the service. Venky > left behind a wife, Priya, and two young girls, Adhiti and Namrata. While I’m > sure they are overwhelmed with sadness and grief at the moment they can use > our support. Please consider supporting the GoFundMe memorial fund for his > family. > > Lastly, my network extends through this distribution list. But Venky’s > network was one hundred times broader. Please share this sad news through your > own > networks. > > Thanks, > Jim > > > > From: A message from Sandra Rivera > > > Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 10:58 AM > > Subject: Follow-up: A loss for our NPG organization > > > > All, > We have an update on the memorial service plans in celebration of Venky > Venkatesan’s life. > > The service will be held on Sunday, April 8th at our Jones Farm Conference > Center (JFCC) in Hillsboro, OR from 2-4PM, and is open to all > who would like to join. > > Venky’s family will plan to attend, as well as friends and others who have > worked closely with him over the years. > Please note that this is not an Intel-sponsored event and therefore any travel > or expenses related to attending need to be managed personally. > > Many of you have asked about donations, and we have helped setup a GoFundMe > account for his family which will be used to fund scholarships for his > children. > https://www.gofundme.com/venky-venkatesan-memorial-fund > > If you have any questions about the service, please contact > Udayan Mukherjee. > > Thank you all very much for your support during this difficult time. > Sandra > > > > > > > From: A message from Sandra Rivera > > Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:34 PM > > Subject: A loss for our NPG organization > > To All, > Today is a very sad day for our NPG team and Intel. Our dear friend and > colleague, Venky Venkatesan, passed away early morning today after a tough > battle with cancer. > > Aside from his deep contributions to the organization, Venky provided > technical mentorship to many employees and greatly impacted our technical > leadership pipeline. > > > On a personal level, Venky was very dedicated to his family and also cared > deeply about mentoring the next generation of engineers and scientists through > efforts like coaching robotics > teams and providing guidance to many interns and Intel employees. > His passion, dedication and commitment to this organization, Intel, and the > external community will be greatly missed. > > We will let you know as soon as more information is available for Venky’s > memorial/celebration service. > Sandra > > > > > > > > > -- Marco V
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